As Cathy was about to join her grandmother in watching TV before bed, the front bell rang.
“I wonder who that could be? Maybe Howard or Nancy have come back to fill us in.”
“I’ll answer it, Gran.” Before Cathy opened the door, she checked the peephole, something she’d started doing since Maggie Broom was found dead in her home. Even though that case was solved, she felt safer not answering to strangers, and those door-to-door salespeople were so annoying.
It wasn’t Howard, Nancy, or any salesperson at her door. Instead, Cathy saw Michael Graham’s handsome face through the slot. She opened the door quickly.
“Michael, what’s going on? Are any of the pets ill?” She was always prepared for his emergency visits at Rainbow Rescues, but usually Becky and Doug dealt with those since the rescue
